Edward smiled knowingly. Those of them who had been in the entertainment industry for a long time knew that there wasn't much love and romance. Which man could truly remain chaste for a woman? Those wealthy tycoons could marry a young and beautiful female star today, and cheat on her tomorrow.

Beautiful young girls are scrambling to get into this industry, and even someone like Edward, who is relatively chaste and doesn't easily get involved with female celebrities, sometimes finds it hard to resist such overwhelming temptations.

Yu Jingchen said he would get engaged, but didn't say who he would get engaged to. Edward didn't ask directly either, but smiled and asked Yu Jingchen if he had time the next day. They had an audition the next day to select an important female supporting role, and if Yu Jingchen had time, he could come and take a look.

Edward said with a smile, "After all, this is the movie you're planning to invest in, Mr. Yu."

Yu Jingchen didn't object, only saying that he would see if he was available at the time. He casually asked, "Are there any suitable candidates?"

Edward smiled and said, "I've got my eye on a promising newcomer."

This did not pique Yu Jingchen's interest. Upon hearing Edward's words, Yu Jingchen simply replied perfunctorily, "What newcomer?"

He didn't know much about the entertainment industry, and even the artists around him only had drinking parties because of some investments, where female artists would make advances and make advances.

Recently, because of his engagement to Qin Manshu, Yu Jingchen hadn't bothered to find out anything else besides supporting Lin Chaomu. Little did he know that Edward would then say, "Mr. Yu may not know the others, but you should know this Mr. Yu, right?"

Who is it?

"Ye Yingying, who worked with Director Yu."

Yu Jingchen remained silent for a moment.

Edward laughed and said, "What, you don't even remember Director Yu?"

"I remember." Yu Jingchen narrowed his eyes, and after a long while, the man said, "We had some interaction."

Although Edward and Yu Jingchen didn't have a very deep relationship, he still noticed something different in Yu Jingchen's silence.

After hanging up the phone, Edward was still puzzled. What did Yu Jingchen mean? Didn't he say he was getting engaged and didn't plan to continue having contact with other female celebrities? But something just seemed off.

Edward called over the assistant director and asked about Yu Jingchen's recent activities. As if he had thought of something, he asked again, "Is there any news in our industry about Yu Jingchen and Ye Yingying? The newcomer I've taken a liking to this time."

The assistant director was taken aback. "They shouldn't have any connection. I've only heard some things about Ye Yingying and Yu Shishu."

Edward was shocked. "What happened to Ye Yingying and Director Yu?"

"You really don't follow the news at all? Director Yu isn't particularly strict, but he doesn't like his dramas causing any trouble before they air. He's almost always turned his back on the artists he's worked with after filming and never collaborated with them again. But this Ye Yingying is different. Both of Director Yu's statements were for her." The assistant director gave Edward a deep look. "But this news isn't accurate either. One of our staff members used to work with Director Yu. Although he didn't say anything directly, maintaining an ambiguous and noncommittal stance, he mentioned that his statements weren't because of anything with Ye Yingying, but rather to appease another person—"

“Yu Shishu?” Edward laughed. “This young man is something else, a great talent with potential. He usually doesn’t talk much, and I heard he doesn’t attend any drinking parties after working with artists. This blockhead can actually coax people.”

"I'm not entirely sure about that either," the assistant director chuckled dryly. "Besides, in the entertainment industry, what kind of things can happen between men and women? Director Yu, with his personality, would never easily stand up for a female artist. If he does, there must be something going on. And, Director, we still need to be careful with Ye Yingying. She's different from other female artists. Although she changed her surname after marrying into the Ye family with her mother, she's said to be especially favored. Even Huayu Times doesn't dare to mistreat her. I heard that the young master even had someone take good care of her. I wonder if she has some kind of relationship with the young master of the Ji family. Anyway, she's someone we can't afford to offend."

Edward didn't speak, but waved his hand and said, "It's all business. Although I do make movies to make money, I can't do things that harm people. When we're making a movie, we should just make a movie. After filming, we can treat each other as colleagues. Those who are familiar with each other can become friends and have future collaborations. Those who are not satisfied with each other can simply not work together next time. Although I turn a blind eye to some actresses' attempts to flirt with investors, and if it really works out, I can ask the editor to cooperate and change some plot points if it's harmless, I can't do things like tricking these actresses into pleasing some sugar daddy."

He wasn't exactly a gentleman, but he wasn't a villain either.

He didn't bother to investigate Ye Yingying's background. He had only valued her potential. He waved his hand to end the conversation and told the assistant director to arrange the rehearsal for the next day.

Although Edward is a commercial film, there is indeed an unwritten rule in the industry that filmmaking is always superior to television drama. Ye Yingying's previous work was Yu Shishu's new drama. If she can play an important role in Edward's commercial film, it will definitely be very beneficial to Ye Yingying's future development. The company also attaches great importance to this audition.

However, Ye Yingying's agent quickly learned through their own channels that Yu Jingchen was an investor in Edward's new film and that Lin Chaomu would be involved as well.

What exactly is going on?

Upon learning this news, the agent felt a bit of a headache. She vaguely sensed that Yu Jingchen and Ye Yingying seemed to have a strange connection, as if each encounter was a coincidence, but also involved some human factors.

Sitting in the car, the agent casually asked Ye Yingying, "Yingying, does your Ye family have some kind of conflict with the Yu family?"

"There was a slightly unpleasant situation, but I'm not entirely sure what exactly happened."

"It seems that Yu Jingchen is an investor in this movie. I wonder if it's because he wants to bring Lin Chaomu into the movie as well." The agent said, rubbing his temples. "But he's just an investor, not a producer, so he doesn't have that much say. It mainly depends on Edward. Edward invited you to audition, so there must be something about you that attracted him. Just act as you are and do your best. If it doesn't work out, we have other better resources."

At this point, the agent couldn't help but add, "I don't know why, but you and the boss of Yu's Group seem to have a lot of luck lately. You run into him everywhere you go. But you should keep your distance from him. He's really not the kind of person you should get close to."